Spiritual SPF

That same son that gives life can destroy it if approached incorrectly. And that is why it's a perfect metaphor of God because that's how God's presence is. God's presence is warm. It is loving. It is restorative. It is powerful, but it cannot be casually approached by sinful, selfish people like me and like you. [00:41:59] (25 seconds)  #RevereHisPresence

And as you read through Leviticus chapter one, there's other details that you might have missed. An important one is the location of where this sacrifice is given. That the sacrifice, you would bring your bull, you'd bring your sheep, you'd bring your goat to the entrance of the temple. The goat would come with you alive. So who was the one that killed the sacrifice? It wasn't the priest. It was the person that needed forgiveness. [01:05:10] (29 seconds)  #BringYourOwnOffering

Why do we no longer have to do the sacrifices? What was God trying to teach in the Old Testament that Jesus fulfilled and taught in the New Testament? It's an important thing to study and learn from because the book of Leviticus is not how God likes his barbecue. What it is, I believe, is a very important read that if you do not take the time to read Leviticus, you can never properly comprehend or appreciate or understand the entirety of the bible. [00:38:08] (32 seconds)  #LeviticusMatters

But devotion, it's not something that can be partial. It can't be compartmentalized. You can't be fully devoted to God some places. It is all. It is everything that you are. It is everything that you want. You are consumed with devotion to God. [01:06:14] (18 seconds)  #AllOrNothingFaith

We refuse to obey God somewhere in our lives, and the Bible calls that sin. And the result of that sin is death. It's separation from God. It is our in our lives. We are now moved, separated from God's comforting presence and placed in the midst of God's burning passionate justice. But rather than rejecting, God chose to rescue. He chose to give us a way back to him. [01:03:03] (27 seconds)  #RescuedFromSin

We were the ones that deserved to be burned up by the selfishness of our choices. We were the ones that deserved to be sacrificed. God should've let us go. But instead of forcing us onto the altar for our sin, God climbed on the altar himself to show you how devoted he is to you. And what he asked for in return is our devotion to him. [01:05:48] (27 seconds)  #HeClimbedTheAltar

We might not understand the words, but because the symbol, we understand its purpose. We know its context. That is what the sacrifices are doing throughout the Bible. That the sacrifices are giving us the symbols, the purpose, the context for what is happening in each of these stories in the Bible. The burnt offering, the symbol it's giving us, when we see it pop up, we know God is teaching us how to be devoted to him. [00:51:49] (28 seconds)  #SacrificesTeachDevotion